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Agriculture Accounts for 48.6 Percent of Total Water Use www.montsame.mn
The Standing Committee on Industrialization Policy and Standing Committee on Environment, Food, and Agriculture of the State Great Khural (Parliament) of Mongolia held a joint meeting on January 14, 2025, to discuss the Government presentation on the current status and trends of industrial water supply and water use.
‘Water utilization in Mongolia was 594.8 million m3/year in 2021, 606.2 million m3/year in 2022, 679.1 million m3/year in 2023, and 618 million m3/year according to the preliminary report for 2024. The water utilization in the agricultural sector accounted for 48.6 percent, the mining sector for 26.1 percent, while water use for drinking and domestic purposes made up 14.5 percent, the energy sector used 5.8 percent, and the industrial and services sector accounted for 5.0 percent," stated State Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Battulga Erkhembayar
The revenue from water and spring resource use fee generated MNT 48.1 billion in 2021, MNT 50.9 billion in 2022, MNT 85 billion in 2023, and MNT 74.3 billion as of November 30, 2024. In addition, the revenue from natural resource use fee, in other words, fee for utilization of land, water, forest, wildlife, and plant resources, which is collected to the aimag and soum budget, totaled MNT 882 billion in 2020-2023.
In 2021, the rate of water resource use fees for mineral extraction, copper concentrate, fluoride enrichment, and the production of alcohol, beer, and alcoholic beverages was increased from 10 percent to 25 percent for surface water, and from 20 percent to 35 percent for groundwater.
However, the water fee can be reduced by 50 percent if water is softened or mineralized for drinking and domestic purposes, and the fee can be fully exempted, when the water is used for wildlife protection, wild animal breeding, and resettlement, as well as when water from snow, rain, and flood is collected and used for livestock farm and agricultural purposes.
In 2023, MNT 54.3 billion was budgeted for environment protection and natural resource restoration measures, and MNT 41.2 billion was spent, according to the performance report.
In his presentation, the State Secretary highlighted the need to implement comprehensive management measures, such as introducing new and advanced technologies for water conservation in the South Gobi region, where mining production is growing rapidly, reusing rainwater and treated domestic water, and changing the flow regime of some major rivers to accumulate and use. He emphasized the need to improve inter-sectoral coordination and cooperation to meet the ever-increasing demand for water.
After the presentations, members of the Standing Committees expressed opinions and put suggestions, including improving water protection, raising the water use fees for industrial purposes to an appropriate level, making the fee reduction and exemptions to businesses that recycle water by building treatment facilities more effective, improving the legal and regulatory framework for water reuse, ending the use of natural clean water in production and agriculture, and intensifying the implementation of the Kherlen-Toonot and Orkhon-Ongi projects.
Published Date:2025-01-20
